Will massive reward help lead to Christopher Dorner?

Los Angeles city officials offered a $1 million reward Sunday for information leading to the capture of fugitive Christopher Dorner, the ex-cop accused of killing three people, including a police officer.

Police Chief Charlie Beck said the reward was the largest ever offered in Southern California and that it was necessary to find a man who was carrying out “domestic terrorism” by targeting law enforcement officers.

Former Sacramento Co. Sheriff John McGinness said the massive reward may stem growing cult-like support for the fugitive.

“The good from this is that people who are for whatever twisted reason psychologically inclined to support him, cheer him on, and therefore may aid him – this could cause them to go into a different direction,” McGinness said.

He added that bogus sightings and bad tips are inevitable when a reward is offered.

Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla said the reward could also affect the way Dorner approaches the situation.

“Right now, when he hears that reward, he knows one thing. He’s going to have a lot of nuts to contend with,” Padilla said. “But the other side of the coin is that there’s going to be a lot of guys misidentified, which will keep law enforcement running around.”

Padilla believes Dorner is likely hunkered down at a vacation home in Big Bear.

“He’ll go through intense moments of, ‘Well this is it. Everybody has got to die sometime. I’m going to call it quits right here,’” Padilla said. “Or he’ll come out with his hands in the air. You never know.”

Padilla said he’s organizing teams to head south on Tuesday to capture Dorner. He added that he’s giving the fugitive 10 days to surrender himself without hurting anyone before going after him. In turn, he’ll give that $1 million reward to Dorner’s defense fund.

McGinness said the reward will not change Dorner’s desire to continue his rampage against police.

“In this case, this guy is literally gunning for them. The contact with law enforcement is the sum total of his desire at this point, so he can act out against additional law enforcement. That puts him in a group all his own,” McGinness said.

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